Wind-shield for vehicles.



No. 812,930. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

G. w. KERR. WIND SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED MARI, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATBNTED FEB. .0, 1906.' G. W. KERR. WIND SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

APPLICATION FILED MALI, 1905.

NITED s'rA'ries OFF GEORGE W. KERR, OF SPRINGFIELD,YMASSACHUSE'YIS v WIND SHIELD Fon' vsmcnss; i

wcwiit To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, GEORGE W. KERR, a

l citizenof the United States'ofAmerica, re-

siding at Springfield, in the'county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements ill-Wind? Shields for Vehicles, of which the following is a s ecification.

his invention relates to windshields for use on wehicles; and it has particular refersists of a lass plate reinovably supported on the vehic e. near theforward end thereof to protect the o erator'or driver. When used on self-prope led "road-vehicles of thetype now in general use, the area of this frame is very considerable, and to make it effective when a canopy is used it is necessary to make i it hi h enough to extend up under the forwarr end 0 tion is so great t at there is noplaee to store it inthevehicle when taken down, and it is therefore frequentl necessary to carry. it when it is not nee-died and when, in fact, it shuts off all air-currents fromthe operator.

The object of the present invention is=to obviate these disadvantages by the provision of a wind-shieldof this type'made in two parts, the upper portion of which may be swung down out of the way when not needed against the lower fixed portion of the shield, provision being made to secure the movable portion of the shield in either extended or down-folded position in such manner as to prevent all rattling thereof-or to secure it in any position between these points.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of avehicle-body in side elevation to which the improved wind-shield is applied, the shield being shownextended. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the shield bein shown with the up er portion thereof folde down against the l dwer fixed portion of the shield. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the shield, showing the upper portion .thereof folded down against the lower fixed portion. Fig. 4 is a frontelevation of one side. of the shield in its extended position, showin the construction of the devices whereby the ower part of the shield is rigidly supported and the upper part of the shield is operated and se- Application fil d March 1 19 05. seen No. 247,921. I ms brace-rod.

said canopy. The area of a plate large enou h to, afford suitable protec cured. jEig.- 5 is a vertical sectional were on line 5 5, Fig; 4. .Figufi-iseacross-sectional view on line'fi 6,=.Fig. 4; and-sillustrates-fniore particularly the same .constructieni aiid the manner of securing thebrace thereto'wi'Eig. 6o 7 is across-section on the planemfi lirieei; 7, Fig. 4,,showing the natureof' theaizdntl-flc: tion .of the fastening device fon'the end' of-a a j.=-x'.v.i:;.z 2:221

Referring .nowto; the drawings; iz indica'tes' the vehicle' body ofthatt 'e.-1nconneetion With which the .Windhields arem'su fli iemployed, -the drawings'representin ima ccna ventiohal manner the bod 'of a se pro "'ll'ed road-vehicle providedwi't ax-hood batgt e fer- 7o ward end; thereof, the winde-shield ibeih' rctk ed in.,the--plane;of the rear :end t an ahead;

In other types of vehicle it nfightbefiiifiefit entlyplace yand whatevenmayqbethemg of the vehicle :the position-10f the wind" obviously-would be such crater ondriver. .r an 1 As shown athe v n-01 s drawingspfthgf shield consists of two fr'amepame egg d; c bein the lower and rigidly-sectiied art of 8- the s 'eld' andd-th upper ar-aims jpa'rt thereof, the ltwo' being hinged together-on hinges e, the line-"of. divisio'n betweenfthef, parts extending transverselytherepff The lower edge of he fixedporfi m efthe 8 5 shield is indioated'by the linefl'F-ig'st'qg'2g'ahd 3,4, and 5,'and below this line isa'soreof a base board, (indicated byyJ-whicli is' pm-1 it vided with legs h, as shown'ir'r-Fi "midi-2, which extend down each side'oft 'dy'bf c the vehicle through clips j, whereb' 'tliisbdard' is rigidly supported in a vertical p ane in such position as to cutoff the passage of anyair- 7 currentsbeneath it. 1

The frame 0 is placed on this base-board, or the base-board may be ernim netntly1 attached to the lower art of t e-frame; t erebeing vertical rods as shown in Figs.- 4 and-c,- letinto and secured to the outeredg'es'of the base-board'an'd'let into groove's'in thej ver I00 tical edges ofthe part c of the frame to support these members togethirinftlie ,s'aihie plane. nadir-mire to prateeethee shield is secure a clip m, whichfas slibtvnin. 0 Fig. 6, is U-sha ed and embraces the edgeof I the frame and t e rod kfandto' this clip 1S "Se' 1' th sl and thereto by a nut. The lower end of this i brace-rod o is secured to the sill of the vehiole-body at g or other convenient place, and i A tion that the construction of the part (1 and 70 through the frame, as shown, and is secured ting entirely across the upper part thereof,

by means of this brace the part c of the shield is rigidly held in vertical osition, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 particular y.

As hereinbefore stated, the upper frame part d'of the shield is hinged to the. art and preferably such position as to fol inwardly toward the seat, this movable part being;

maintained in extended position in the plane .of the part a by means of the brace-rods r, the

a lower ends of which are arranged to slide on i the'lbrace-rods 0, the latter being provided with sleeves s, on one side of which is a set- -screw't,'whereby they may be secured in any position on the rod, and on the other side of which'is a thumbuty, screw-threaded into a boss 'on' the sleeve, said nut being rovided Lwith a tapered'sha'nk w, immediate y under the head thereof, which fits closely in a simi lady-tapered hole in the end of the brace-rod,

- permits the latter to be secured in such niafnneras-to preclude the possibility of ratfiling andjat the same time rendering it unnecessa ,to up the. screw veryhard to make it ho d, the tapering fit of the screw making ';of the vehicle.

' jsecured to the edge of the part (1 by screws, I as shown, or in any other suitable way, the

construction of this clip being shown in Fig.

section in detail.

;. rod rlwill be in substantial alinement with 1 means of a curve therein, which will ermit 1t Y to swing in a vertical edge of the part c of t e shield this being re'ndered'necessary because of the fact that the, art (1 of the shield swings war movement from the vertical away from the brac'e-rod'o.

It is quite obvious that the reversalof this .movement of the art d would be of easy ac com lishment an for all-practical purposes wou d be uite as effective if it swung in the opposite irection to a downward position,

a and to make such a change would be within the capacity of any mechanic, and such modified construction is entirely within the scope of the invention; but the preferred construction is that shown and described herein.

If or purposes of finish the up er border of the part c of the shield is inease with-a brass cap y,-U-shapcd incr'oss-section and extend .itvery difficult to jar it loose by the vibration qWhen the art d is in extended position in the plane of t e part c of the shield, the bracelane outsi e of thein its down-- and the same finishing-strip is a plied to the lower ed e of the pared of the s n'eld.

It is o vious from thefore oing descripthe brace-rod r renders it possible to adjust this part in any osition desired, and it moved to horizonta osition or a little below it it may serve as a s elf on which to locate a ma for theguidance of the driver of the ve- 7 5 'hic e, if desired. To adjust this part (I, the

thumb-screw iron the sleeve sand 1) on the clip m, together with the-screw t, are loos- I ened and the part d then swung to any desired position, whereupon a reti htening of these elements will secure itfirm y in its ad'ustcd position. In each of the frame parts and c of the shield panes of glass 2 are mounted in the usual manner. a

Of course, if the nature of the construction of the vehicle-dashboard is such as to constitute'a suitable base for the shield, the baseboard g, described herein, might be omitted.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patout of the United States, is

1. A wind-shield for vehicles comprising a lower part sup orted on'the'vehicle, a brace therefor exten ing from the upper part thereof to the vehicle, an up er part arranged to 9 5 swing relatively to $21k lower part, and a brace pivotally secured'to the upper part and having a sliding connection-witi the brace for the lower, part. Y v p 2. A wind-shield for vehicles comprising, a roo lower part supportedon the vehicle, a brace therefor connected at its upper end to the top of the lower part and at, its lower end to the vehicle, an upper part arran ed to swing relatively to sai ower part, an( abraccconncct- 10 ed at one end to the'upper part and having its other end connected to the brace of the lower art.

3. wind-shield for vehicles comprising a base-board secured to the vehicle, a lower 11o shield part secured to said base-board, a brace for said lower part extending from the upper end thereof to the vehicle, an upper shield part arranged to swing relatively to said lower part, and'a brace pivotall y secured l 15 to the upper shield part and having a slidin r connection with the brace for the loworsliioh part.

4. A wind-shield for vehicles comprising a baseboard securedto the vehicle in a sub- 12o stantially vertical plane, a lower shield part resting u on the u'ppcr edge of said baseboard; a )race for said lower shield part ox-' .tcndin from near the upper end thereof to the vehicle, an up ershicld part hinged to 12; the upper cd s of t e lower shield part, and a brace pivota y secured at one end to the upper shield part andadjustably connected at its other end to the brace for the lower shield part, whereby the upper shield part may be erases swung toward and Tonia position of slimement With said lower shield part.

5. A two-part wind-shield for vehicles com prising a lower part supported on the vehicle otally secured by one end to the swinging part of the shield, and having a sliding connection with the brace of said lower part and means to secure the braces together.

6. A two-part wind-shield for vehicles comprising a base-board rigidly secured to the vehiole in a substantially vertical plane, a lower shield part fixedly secured to the u per edge of said base-board, and an upper sneld part movable relative to said lower part to a position above the latter and constituting an extension thereof, and means to secure said up- .per part in its Tadgusted position.

'7. A. windshie' d for vehicles comprising a base-board secured to the vehicle in a substantially vertical plane, a lower shield part resting upon the upper edge of said hassboard, a rod extending along the opposite side edges of the base-board and lower shield.

part, a clip straddling the rod and the edge of the upper shield partvto hold the rod against the edge of said part, a brace secured at one end to said clip and at its other end to the vehicle, an upper shield part arran -ed'to swin relatively to said lower shield part, an

part, substantially as specified.

Geo. W. KERR.

Witnesses Y WM. H. CHAPIN, K. I. OLsMoNs.

.means to brace and adjust said upper shield 

